Bristol · BS5
A friendly community growing site in Eastville & Greenbank plots, fruit trees and good company, looked after by the people who grow here.
Royate Hill Allotments is a community growing site cared for by its plotholders, sitting alongside the community orchard. We grow fruit and veg, swap seeds and produce, keep the site in good order together, and run the odd open day and work party through the year.
Whether you're a current plotholder, on the waiting list, or just curious everyone's welcome. There's often homemade apple juice for sale to support the site.
Free to all, fair use. If the pile is getting low, please give Sarah a shout on the WhatsApp group.
£2 a load. Please pay using the QR code on the board.
Full of useful bits to help yourself to: timber, bamboo canes, flagstones and tent poles for shoring up plots.
Communal wheelbarrows are free to borrow from the orchard. Please put them back by the orchard gate when you're done so the next person can find them.
There's a compost loo on the community orchard for when nature calls. Built almost entirely from recycled materials. Please leave it as you'd like to find it.
At the back of the yard, for kit that needs more security. Keys are available to all tenants on request from the site rep, and everything is stored at your own risk. Part of the lockup is shared with the Royate Hill Nature Reserve group, so please don't borrow their tools; they're marked and usually kept to the left.
Plots are allocated through Bristol City Council. Apply online to join the waiting list they'll explain how it works and what happens next.
On the waiting list? One way to get growing sooner is to support a current plotholder. We run a partnering sign-up that pairs people who are temporarily unable to keep on top of their plots with others happy to lend a hand — a chance to try plotholding before a plot of your own comes up.
Add your detailsUpdates from the site work parties, harvests, notices and more.
A new compost loo is up and running built almost entirely from recycled and found materials, for just £37.65.
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▶A big community clean-up across the site, clearing and tidying shared areas together.
Watch & readOpen days, work parties and get-togethers.
No upcoming events listed yet. Join the WhatsApp group below to hear about the next one.
The volunteers who help keep the site running.
Allotment rep
Your first point of contact for site questions and getting involved.
Keen to help run the site? Say hello via the WhatsApp group or Facebook.
Useful documents and guidance for plotholders and applicants.
The few friendly things we ask of everyone on site.
Bristol City Council's handbook for tenants.
Getting started and making the most of your plot.
The legislation that governs allotments.
Discussion and Q&A for plotholders.
Where plotholders buy seeds and source materials, reuse first.
Recipes grown, picked and cooked on the plots browse like a recipe book, sorted by season, course or plotholder. Got a recipe to share? Send it over and we'll add your page.
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Bristol, BS5 7EG
There's no car park please come on foot, by bike or by bus where you can.
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